THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950 

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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PART I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.    Short title. 

2.     Definitions. 

PART II 

ALLOCATION OF SEATS AND DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES 

The House of the People 

3.    Allocation of seats in the House of the People. 

3A. [Repealed.]. 

4.    Filling  of seats in the House of the People  and  Parliamentary Constituencies. 

5.    [Omitted.] 

6.    [Omitted.] 

The State Legislative Assemblies 

7.   Total  number  of seats in Legislative Assemblies  and  Assembly Constituencies. 

7A.Total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies. 

The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 

8.   Consolidation of delimitation orders. 

8A. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the States of Arunchal 

Pardesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland. 

9.    Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-date. 

9A. [Omitted.] 

9B. [Omitted.] 

The State Legislative Councils 

10.  Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils. 

11.  Delimitation of Council constituencies. 

Provisions as to orders delimiting constituencies 

12.  Power to alter or amend orders. 

13.  Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies. 

13A. Chief electoral officers. 

13AA. District election officers. 

PART IIA 

OFFICERS 

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13B. Electoral registration officers. 

13C. Assistant electoral registration officers. 

13CC. Chief electoral officers, district election  officers,  etc., deemed to be on deputation to 

Election Commission. 

PART IIB 

ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES 

13D. Electoral rolls for parliamentary constituencies. 

PART III 

ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES 

14.        Definitions. 

15.        Electoral roll for every constituency. 

16.        Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll. 

17.        No person to be registered in more than one constituency. 

18.        No person to be registered more than once in any constituency. 

19.        Conditions of registration. 

20.        Meaning of “ordinarily resident”. 

20A.     Special provisions for citizens of India residing outside India. 

21.        Preparation and revision of electoral rolls. 

22.        Correction of entries in electoral rolls. 

23.        Inclusion of names in electoral rolls. 

24.        Appeals. 

25.        Fee for applications and appeals. 

25A.     Conditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim. 

PART IV 

ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES 

26.       [Omitted.] 

27.       Preparation of electoral rolls for Council Constituencies. 

PART IVA 
MANNER  OF  FILLING  SEATS IN THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO  BE  FILLED  BY 

REPRESENTATIVES OF UNION TERRITORIES 

27A.   Constitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats  in the Council of States allotted to 

Union territories. 

27B.    [Omitted.] 

27C.    [Omitted.] 

27D.    [Omitted.] 

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27E.    [Omitted.] 

27F.    [Omitted.] 

27G.   Termination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications. 

27H.   Manner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories. 

27-I.   [Omitted.] 

27J.     Power of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein. 

27K.    [Omitted.] 

PART V 

GENERAL 

28.     Power to make rules. 

29.     Staff of local authorities to be made available. 

30.     Jurisdiction of civil courts barred. 

31.     Making false declarations. 

32.    Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of electoral rolls. 

THE  FIRST SCHEDULE.—ALLOCATION OF SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF THE  PEOPLE. 

THE  SECOND  SCHEDULE.—TOTAL  NUMBER  OF   SEATS  IN  THE  LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. 

THE THIRD SCHEDULE.—ALLOCATION OF SEATS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS. 

THE    FOURTH    SCHEDULE.—LOCAL  AUTHORITIES  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  ELECTIONS    TO 

LEGISLATIVE  COUNCILS. 

THE  FIFTH  SCHEDULE.—[Omitted.] 

THE SIXTH SCHEDULE.—[Omitted.] 

THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE.—[Omitted.] 

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THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950 

ACT NO. 43 OF 1950 

                                              [12th May, 1950.] 

An  Act  to  provide  the  allocation  of  seats  in,  and  the  delimitation  of  constituencies  for  the 
purpose  of  election  to,  the  House  of  the  People  and  the  Legislatures  of  States,  the 
qualifications of voters at such elections, the preparation of electoral rolls,  1[the manner 
of  filling  seats  in  the  Council  of  States  to  be  filled  by  representatives  of  2[Union 
territories]], and matters connected therewith.  

BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:— 

PART I 
PRELIMINARY 

1.  Short  title.—This Act may be called the Representation  of  the People Act, 1950. 

2.  Definitions.—3*** In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “article” means an article of the Constitution; 

(b)  “Assembly  constituency” means a constituency provided 4[by  law] for the purpose of 

elections to the Legislative Assembly of a State; 

(c) “Council constituency” means a constituency provided 5[by law] for the purpose of 

elections to the Legislative Council of a State; 

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(d) “Election Commission” means the Election Commission appointed by the President under 

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(e) “order” means an order published in the Official Gazette; 

(f)  “Parliamentary  constituency” means a constituency provided  7[by law] for the purpose of 

elections to the House of the People; 

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(g) “person” does not include a body of persons; 

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(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

9[(i) “State” includes a Union territory;] 

(j)  “State Government”, in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof. 

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1. Ins. by Act 73 of 1950, s.  2 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950). 
2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956, for “Part C States”.   
3. The brackets and figure “(1)” omitted by Act 103 of 1956, s.  65. 
4. Subs. by Act 2 of 1956, s. 2, for “by order made under section 9”.  
5. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956, for “by order made under section 11”.  
6. Omitted by Act 103 of 1956, s.  65.  
7. Subs. by Act 2 of 1956, s.  2, for “by section 6 or by order made thereunder”.  
8. Omitted by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order, 1974, s. 3 and the 

Schedule (w.e.f.  21-1-1972).  

9. Subs. by s. 3 and the Schedule, ibid., for clause (i) (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).  
10. Omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956. 

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PART II 

ALLOCATION OF SEATS AND DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES 

The House of the People 

1[3. Allocation of seats in the House of the People.—The allocation of  seats  to the States in the 
House of the People and the number  of seats,  if  any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and  for  
the Scheduled  Tribes  of  each  State  shall be as  shown  in  the  First Schedule. 

3A. Reservation of Seats in the House of People for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 
in  certain  Part  C  States.—[Rep.  by  the  Representation  of  People  Amendment)  Act,  1958  (58  of 
1958), s. 3 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958).]] 

4.   Filling of seats in the House of the People and parliamentary constituencies. —2*** 

3[(2) All the seats in the House of the People allotted to the States under section 3 shall be seats to 

be filled by persons chosen by direct election from parliamentary constituencies in the States.] 

(3)  Every  parliamentary  constituency  referred  to  in  sub-section  (2)  shall  be  a  single-member 

constituency. 

(4)  Every  State to  which  only  one  seat is  allotted  under  section  3  shall  form  one  parliamentary 

constituency. 

4[(5) Save as provided in sub-section (4), the extent of all parliamentary constituencies except the 
parliamentary  constituencies  in  the  States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Jharkhand,  Manipur  and 
Nagaland  shall  be  as  determined  by  the  orders  of  the  Delimitation  Commission  made  under  the 
provisions  of  the  Delimitation  Act,  2002  (33  of  2002)  and  the  extent  of  the  parliamentary 
constituencies in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland shall be 
as provided for in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 having 
regard to the provisions of sections 10A and 10B of the Delimitation Act, 2002.]] 

5.  [Parliamentary constituencies.] Omitted by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 

1956 (2 of 1956), s.  4. 

6.   [Delimitation  of  parliamentary constituencies.]  Omitted by  the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) 

Order, 1956. 

The State Legislative Assemblies 

5[7.  Total    number  of  seats  in  Legislative  Assemblies    and    Assembly  Constituencies.—(1)  
6[Subject  to the provisions  of  7[sub-sections (1A),  (1B)  and (1C)], the total number of seats] in the  
Legislative Assembly  of each State specified in the Second Schedule, to be filled by persons chosen 
by direct election from Assembly Constituencies, and the  number of seats, if any, to be reserved for 
the Scheduled  Castes and  for the Scheduled Tribes of the State, shall be as shown in  that Schedule: 

Provided  that  for  the period referred to in clause (2)  of  article 371A,  the total number of seats 

allotted to the Legislative  Assembly of the State of Nagaland shall be 8[fifty-two], of which— 

(a)  9[twelve  seats] shall be allocated to the Tuensang district  and shall  be  filled  by persons 
chosen  by  the  members    of    the    regional  council,    referred  to  in  that  article,  from  amongst 
themselves  in  such  manner    as    the    Governor,    after  consulting    that    Council    may,    by 
notification in the Official Gazette, specify, and 

1. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 2, for sections 3 and 4 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).  
2. Omitted by Act 29 of 1975, s. 11 (w.e.f. 15-8-1975).  
3. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f.  15-8-1975).  
4. Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 2, for sub-section (5) (w.e.f. 16-4-2008).    
5. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 4, for section 7 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).    
6. Subs. by Act 8 of 1980, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-9-1979).   
7. Subs. by Act 38 of 1992, s. 2, for “sub-sections (1A) and (1B)” (w.e.f. 5-12-1992).   
8. Subs. by Act 61 of 1968, s. 4, for “forty-six”.    
9. Subs. by s.  4, ibid., for “six seats” . 

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(b)    the  remaining  forty  seats  shall  be  filled  by  persons    chosen    by  direct  election  from 

assembly constituencies in the rest of the State.  

1[(1A)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained in sub-section  (1),  the total  number  of  seats in the 
Legislative Assembly of the  State  of  Sikkim,  to  be constituted at any time after the commencement 
of  the Representation  of the People (Amendment) Act, 1980 (8 of 1980), to be filled   by   persons  
chosen  by   direct  election   from   assembly constituencies shall be thirty-two, of which— 

(a)  twelve seats  shall be reserved for Sikkimese  of  Bhutia-Lepcha origin; 

(b) two seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes of that State; and 

(c)  one seat shall be reserved for the Sanghas referred to in section 25A. 

Explanation.—In   this   sub-section   “Bhutia” includes Chumbipa, Dopthapa, Dukpa, Kagatey, 

Sherpa, Tibetan, Tromopa and Yolmo.] 

2[(1B)  Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), in  the Legislative  Assemblies of 
the  States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh, Meghalaya,  Mizoram    and    Nagaland,    to    be    constituted  at    any  
time  after  the commencement  of  the Representation of the People  (Third  Amendment) Act, 1987 
(40 of 1987),—  

(a) 3[fifty-nine seats] shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes  in the Legislative Assembly 

of the State of Arunachal Pradesh;  

(b) fifty-five seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of 

the State of Meghalaya;  

(c)  thirty-nine  seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes  in the Legislative Assembly 

of the State of Mizoram;  and  

(d) fifty-nine seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of 

the State of Nagaland.] 

4[(1C) Notwithstanding  anything  contained in sub-section (1),  twenty seats  shall  be reserved 
for the Scheduled Tribes in the  Legislative Assembly  of the State of Tripura to be constituted at any 
time    after  the    commencement  of  the    Representation  of  the  People  (Amendment)  Act,  1992  
(38 of 1992).] 

(2)  Every  assembly constituency referred to  5[in sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A)] shall be a 

single-member constituency. 

6[(3) The extent of each assembly constituency in all the States and Union Territories except the 
assembly  constituencies  in  the  States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Jharkhand,  Manipur  and 
Nagaland  shall  be  as  determined  by  the  orders  of  the  Delimitation  Commission  made  under  the 
provisions of the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002) and the extent of each assembly constituency in 
the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland shall be as provided for in 
the  Delimitation  of  Parliamentary  and  Assembly  Constituencies  Order,  2008  having  regard  to  the 
provisions of sections 10A and 10B of the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002).]  

7[7A.  Total  number  of  seats  in  the  Legislative  Assembly  of  Sikkim  and  Assembly 
Constituencies.—(1)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  section  7,  in  the Legislative  Assembly 
of the State of Sikkim [deemed under the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975 to be the 
Legislative Assembly of that State duly constituted], the total number of seats to be filled by persons 
chosen by direct election from Assembly constituencies shall be 32. 

1. Ins. by Act 8 of 1980, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-9-1979).   
2. Ins. by Act 40 of 1987, s. 2 (w.e.f. 22-9-1987).   
3. Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 3, for “thirty-nine seats” (w.e.f. 16-4-2008).  
4. Ins. by Act 38 of 1992, s. 2 (w.e.f. 5-12-1992).   
5. Subs. by Act 8 of 1980, s. 2, for “in sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-9-1979). 
6. Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 3, for sub-section (3).   
7. Ins. by Act 10 of 1976, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 9-9-1975). 

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(2)    Every  Assembly  constituency  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  a  single-member 

constituency. 

(3) In the Legislative Assembly so deemed to be duly constituted, the extent of each constituency 
and  the  reservation  of  seats  shall  be  as  provided  for  immediately  before  the  commencement  of  the 
Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975.] 

The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 

8.  Consolidation  of  delimitation  orders.—1[(1)  Having  regard  to  all  the  orders  referred  to  in 
sub-section  (5)  of  section  4  and  sub-section  (3)  of  section  7  relating  to  the  delimitation  of 
parliamentary  and  assembly  constituencies  in  all  States  and  Union  Territories,  except  the  States  of 
Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Jharkhand,  Manipur  and  Nagaland,  made  by  the  Delimitation 
Commission and published in the Official Gazette, the Election Commission shall—  

(a) after making such amendments as appear to it to be necessary for bringing up-to-date the 
description of the extent of the parliamentary and assembly constituencies as given in such orders, 
without, however, altering the extent of any such constituency;  

(b)  after  taking  into  account  the  provisions  of  the  Delimitation  of  Parliamentary  and 
Assembly  Constituencies  Order,  1976,  as  made  applicable  pursuant  to  the  orders  made  by  the 
President under section 10A of the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002) relating to delimitation of 
parliamentary and assembly constituencies in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur 
and  Nagaland,  and  the  provisions  of  section  10B  of  the  said  Act  relating  to  delimitation  of 
parliamentary and assembly constituencies in the State of Jharkhand,  

consolidate all such orders into one single order to be known as the Delimitation of Parliamentary and 
Assembly  Constituencies  Order,  2008  and  shall  send  authentic  copies  of  that  Order  to  the  Central 
Government and to the Government of each State having a Legislative Assembly; and thereupon that 
Order shall supersede all the orders referred to in sub-section (5) of section 4 and sub-section (3) of 
section 7 and shall have the force of law and shall not be called in question in any court.] 

(2) As soon as may be, after the said Order is received by the Central Government  or  by   the 
Government of a State, that  Government  shall cause it to be laid before the House of the People or, 
as the case may be, the Legislative Assembly of the State. 

2[(3)    The  consolidation  under  sub-section  (1)  of  the  orders    referred  to  in  sub-section  (5)  of 
section 4, or as the case may be, sub-section (3)  of section 7 shall not, 3[as provided in sub-section (5) 
of section 10   of  the  Delimitation  Act,  2002 (33 of  2002)],  affect   the representation in, and the 
territorial  constituencies  of,  the  House  of  the    People    or  the  Legislative  Assembly  of  the  State 
existing on  the date  of  publication  in the Gazette of India of any  such  order  or orders as may be 
relevant.] 

4[8A. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the States of Arunachal 
Pradesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland.—(1) If the President is satisfied that the situation and the 
conditions prevailing in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland are conducive 
for the conduct of delimitation exercise, he may, by order, rescind the deferment order issued under 
the provisions of section 10A of the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002) in relation to that State, and 
provide for the conduct of delimitation exercise in the State by the Election Commission. 

 (2)  As  soon  as  may  be  after  the  deferment  order  in  respect  of  a  State  is  rescinded  under  sub-

section (1), the Election Commission may, by order, determine—  

(a)  the  parliamentary  constituencies  into  which  such  State  to  which  more  than  one  seat  is 

allotted in the First Schedule shall be divided;  

1. Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 4, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 16-4-2008).  
2. Ins. by Act 88 of 1976, s.  4.  
3. Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 4, for certain words.  
4. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. 

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(b) the extent of each constituency; and  

(c) the number of seats, if any, reserved for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes. 

(3) As soon as may be after the deferment order in respect of a State is rescinded under sub-

section (1), the Election Commission may, by order, determine—  

(a)  the  assembly  constituencies  into  which  such  State  shall  be  divided  for  the  purpose  of 

elections to the Legislative Assembly of that State;  

(b) the extent of each constituency; and  

(c) the number of seats, if any, reserved for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes. 

 (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Election Commission shall, having regard to 
the provisions of the Constitution and the principles specified in clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) 
of  section  9  of  the  Delimitation  Act,  2002  (33  of  2002)  determine  the  parliamentary  and  assembly 
constituencies in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in which seats shall 
be reserved, if any, for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. 

(5) The Election Commission shall,— 

 (a) publish its proposals under sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) with respect to any State in the 

Official Gazette and also in such other manner as it thinks fit; 

(b) specify a date on or after which the proposals will be further considered by it; 

(c)  consider  all  objections  and  suggestions  which  may  have  been  received  by  it  before  the 

date so specified; 

(d)  hold, for the  purpose  of  such  consideration,  if  it  thinks  fit  so  to  do,  one or more  public 

sittings at such place or places in such State as it thinks fit; 

(e) after considering all objections and suggestions which may have been received by it before 
the  date  so  specified,  determine,  by  order,  the  delimitation  of  parliamentary  and  assembly 
constituencies  in  the  State  and  also  the  constituency  or  constituencies  in  which  seats  shall  be 
reserved, if any, for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and cause such order to be 
published in the Official Gazette; and, upon such publication, the order shall have the force of law 
and  shall  not  be  called  in  question  in  any  court  and  the  Delimitation  of  Parliamentary  and 
Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly. 

(6) Every order made under sub-sections (1) and (2) and clause (e) of sub-section (5) shall be laid 

before each House of Parliament. 

(7)  Every  order  made  under  sub-sections  (1)  and  (3)  and  clause  (e)  of  sub-section  (5)  shall,  as 
soon as may be after it is published under that sub-section, be laid before the Legislative Assembly of 
the State concerned.] 

9.   Power  of  Election  Commission to  maintain  Delimitation  Order up-to-date.— (1)  The  
Election Commission may, from time to time,  by notification  published  in the Gazette of India and 
in  the  Official Gazette of the State  concerned,— 

1[(a)  correct  any  printing  mistake  in  the  Delimitation  of  Parliamentary  and  Assembly 

Constituencies Order, 2008 or any error arising therein from inadvertent slip or omission; 

(aa)  make  such  amendments 

in  the  Delimitation  of  Parliamentary  and  Assembly 
Constituencies Order, 2008 as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for consolidating with that 
Order  any  notification  or  order  relating  to  delimitation  of  Parliamentary  or  assembly 

1. Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 6, for clause (a).  

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constituencies (including reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in 
such constituencies) issued under section 8A of this Act or any other Central Act;] 

 (b)  where  the boundaries or name of any district or any  territorial division  mentioned  in  
the    Order    are    or    is    altered,    make    such  amendments    as  appear  to  it  to  be  necessary  or 
expedient for  bringing the Order up-to-date. 

1[(c)  make  such  amendments 

in  the  Delimitation  of  Parliamentary  and  Assembly 
Constituencies Order, 2008 as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing the Order up-
to-date  by  including  therein  and  excluding  therefrom  the  relevant  areas,  consequent  upon  the 
exchange of one hundred and eleven enclaves of India and fifty-one enclaves of Bangladesh with 
effect from 31st July, 2015, in pursuance of the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 
2015.] 
(2) Every notification under this section shall be laid, as soon  as may  be  after  it is issued, before 

the House of the People  and  the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned.]                

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The State Legislative Councils 
10.   Allocation  of  seats  in  the  Legislative  Councils.— (1)  The allocation  of seats in the 

Legislative Councils of the States  having such Councils shall be as shown in the Third Schedule. 

(2)    In    the  Legislative  Council  of  each  State  specified  in  the    first  column    of    the    Third 
Schedule, there shall be the  number  of  seats specified  in the second column thereof opposite to that 
State, and of those seats,— 

(a) the numbers specified in the third, fourth and fifth columns shall be  the number of seats to 
be filled by persons elected, respectively, by  the  electorates  referred to in sub-clauses (a), (b) 
and  (c)  of clause (3) of article 171; 

(b)  the  number specified in the sixth column shall be the number  of seats  to  be  filled  by  
persons    elected    by    the    members    of    the  Legislative    Assembly    of  the  State  from  amongst 
persons who  are  not members of that Assembly;  and 

(c)  the number specified in the seventh column shall be the number of seats  to be filled by 
persons nominated by the Governor 3*** of the State in accordance with the provisions of clause 
(5) of article 171. 
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11.   Delimitation of Council Constituencies.—As soon as may be after the commencement of  

this Act, the  President  shall,  by  order, determine— 

(a)  the  constituencies  into which each State having  a  Legislative Council  shall be divided 
for the  purpose of elections to that Council under  each  of  the  sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of  
clause  (3)  of article 171; 

(b) the extent of each constituency;  and 
(c) the number of seats allotted to each constituency. 

Provisions as to orders delimiting constituencies 
12.   Power to alter or amend orders.—5[(1)] The President may,  from time   to  time,  after  
consulting the Election Commission,  by   order, alter or amend any order made by him under  6*** 
section 11. 

7[(2)  An  order under sub-section (1) may contain provisions for  the allocation  of  any  member   
representing  any  council   constituency   immediately  before  the  making  of the    order  to  any  
constituency        delimited    a    new    or    altered  by  the  order  and  for  such  other    incidental  and 
consequential matters as the President may deem necessary.] 

1. Ins. by Act 10 of 2016, s. 2 (w.e.f. 4-3-2016). 
2. Omitted by the Act 10 of 2008, s. 7 (w.e.f. 16-4-2008). 
3. The words “or Rajpramukh, as the case may be” omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956.  
4.  Omitted by Act 37 of 1957, s.12.  
5.  Section 12 renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 20 of 1960, s. 2. 
6. The words and figures “section 6, section 9, or” omitted by Act 2 of 1956, s. 7. 
7.  Ins. by Act 20 of 1960, s.  2. 

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13.  Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies.— 1*** 
(3)  Every  order made under  2*** section 11 or section 12 shall  be laid  before Parliament as 
soon as may be after it is made, and  shall be  subject  to such modifications as Parliament may make 
on a  motion made within twenty days from the date on which the order is so laid. 

3[PART IIA 
OFFICERS 

13A.  Chief electoral officers.—(1) There shall be for each State a chief electoral  officer  who  
shall be such officer of  Government  as  the Election  Commission  may,  in   consultation  with  that 
Government, designate or nominate in this behalf. 

(2)    Subject   to   the  superintendence,  direction  and   control    of   the  Election  Commission,  the 
chief electoral officer shall supervise  the preparation,  revision  and correction of all electoral rolls  in  
the State under this Act. 

4[13AA.    District  election  officers.—(1)  For  each  district  in  a  State,  5***,  the  Election  
Commission  shall,  in consultation with the Government of the State, designate or nominate a district 
election officer who shall be an officer of Government: 

Provided  that the Election Commission may designate or nominate  more than  one  such officer 
for a district if the Election  Commission  is satisfied  that  the  functions  of the  office  cannot  be  
performed satisfactorily by one officer. 

(2)   Where    more than  one  district  election  officer  are  designated    or  nominated    for    a  district 
under  the  proviso  to  sub-section    (1),    the  Election    Commission  shall  in  the  order  designating  or 
nominating  the district  election officers also specify the area in respect of  which each such officer 
shall exercise jurisdiction. 

(3) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the chief electoral  officer, the district 
election officer shall coordinate and supervise  all  work  in  the  district or  in  the  area  within  his 
jurisdiction    in    connection  with  the  preparation  and  revision  of    the  electoral      rolls      for    all   
parliamentary,  assembly  and   council constituencies within the district. 

(4)  The  district  election  officer shall also  perform  such  other functions  as  may be entrusted 

to him by the Election Commission  and the chief electoral officer.] 

13B.    Electoral  registration  officers.—(1)  The  electoral  roll  6[7[for  each    parliamentary 
constituency  in  the  State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir    or  in  a  Union  territory  not  having  a  Legislative 
Assembly],  each  assembly  constituency    and    each    Council  constituency]  shall  be    prepared    and 
revised  by  an  electoral  registration  officer  who  shall  be  such  officer  of    Government  or  of  a  local 
authority as the Election Commission may, in  consultation  with  the  Government  of the  State  in  
which  the constituency is situated, designate or nominate in this behalf. 

(2)    An  electoral  registration  officer  may,  subject  to  any  prescribed  restrictions,  employ  such 

persons as he thinks fit for the preparation and revision of the electoral roll for the constituency. 

1.  Omitted by Act 2 of 1956, s.  8.  
2.  The words and figures “section 6, section 9,” omitted by s. 8, ibid.  
3.  Ins. by s. 9, ibid. 
4.  Ins. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 5 (w.e.f.  14-12-1966). 
5.  The words “other than a Union territory,” omitted by Act 2 of 2004, s. 2.  
6.  Subs. by Act 103 of 1956, s. 65, for certain words.   
7.  Subs.  by Act 47 of 1966, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f.14-12-1966) 

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13C.   Assistant electoral registration officers.—(1)  The  Election Commission  may  appoint  
one  or  more  persons  as    assistant    electoral  registration    officers  to  assist  any  electoral  registration 
officer in the performance of his functions. 

(2)    Every  assistant  electoral  registration  officer  shall,  subject    to  the    control    of  the  electoral 
registration  officer,  be    competent    to  perform    all    or    any  of  the  functions  of  the    electoral  
registration officer. 

1[13CC.      Chief  Electoral  Officers,  District  Election  Officers,    etc.,  deemed    to    be    on 
deputation to  Election  Commission.—The  officers referred  to  in this Part and any other officer 
or staff employed  in connection  with  the  preparation,  revision and  correction  of  the electoral rolls 
for, and the conduct of, all elections shall be deemed to  be on deputation to the Election Commission 
for  the  period    during  which    they  are  so  employed  and  such  officers  and  staff  shall,    during  that 
period, be subject to the control, superintendence and discipline of the Election Commission.] 

PART IIB 

ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES 

2[13D.   Electoral  rolls for parliamentary  constituencies.— (1)  The electoral  roll  for  every 
parliamentary  constituency,  other    than    a  parliamentary  constituency  in  the  State  of  Jammu  and 
Kashmir or in a Union  territory  not having a Legislative Assembly, shall consist  of the  electoral  
rolls  for all the assembly  constituencies  comprised within that parliamentary constituency;  and it 
shall not be necessary to  prepare  or  revise  separately the electoral roll  for  any  such parliamentary 
constituency: 

Provided  that  for  the period referred to in clause (2)  of  article 371A,  it  shall  be necessary to 
prepare and  revise  separately  the electoral  roll  for  that part of the parliamentary  constituency  of 
Nagaland    which  comprises  the  Tuensang  district  and  the  provisions    of  Part    III    shall  apply  in 
relation to the preparation and revision  of the  electoral  roll of the said part as they apply in relation 
to  an assembly constituency. 

(2)  The  provisions  of  Part III shall apply in  relation  to  every parliamentary  constituency in 
the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in  a Union  territory  not having a Legislative Assembly as they  
apply  in relation to an assembly constituency.] 

PART III 

3[ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR ASSEMBLY 4*** CONSTITUENCIES] 

5[14.   Definitions.—In  this  Part, unless  the  context  otherwise requires,— 

(a) “constituency” means an Assembly constituency 4*** ; 

(b)  “qualifying date”, in relation to the preparation or revision  of every  electoral roll under 
this Part, means 6[the 1st day of January, the 1st day of April, the 1st day of July and the 1st day 
of October] of the year in which it is so prepared or revised:]   

7[Provided  that “qualifying date”, in relation to the preparation  or revision  of  every electoral 

roll under this Part in the  year  1989, shall be the 1st day of April, 1989.] 

15.   Electoral  roll for every constituency.—For every  constituency there shall be an electoral 
roll which shall be prepared in accordance with  the provisions of this Act under the superintendence,  
direction and control of the Election Commission. 

1. Ins. by Act 1 of 1989, s. 2 (w.e.f. 15-3-1989).    
2. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 7, for section 13D (w.e.f.  14-12-1966). 
3. Subs. by Act 2 of 1956, s. 10, for the heading “REGISTRATION OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS”. 
4. Certain words omitted by Act 103 of 1956, s.  65. 
5. Subs. by Act 2 of 1956, s. 11, for section 14. 
6. Subs. by Act 49 of 2021, s. 2, for “the 1st day of January” (w.e.f.1-8-2022). 
7. Ins. by Act 21 of 1989, s. 3  (w.e.f. 28-3-1989).   

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16.   Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll.—(1) A person shall be disqualified 

for registration in an electoral roll if he— 

(a) is not a citizen of India;  or 

(b)  is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent  court; or 

(c)   is   for   the   time    being    disqualified    from    voting    under   the  provisions   of  any  law 

relating to corrupt 1*** practices and  other offences in connection with elections. 

(2)  The name of any person who becomes  so  disqualified  after registration shall forthwith be 

struck off the electoral roll in which it is included: 

2[Provided that the name of any person struck off the electoral roll of a constituency by reason of 
a disqualification under clause (c) of sub-section (1) shall forthwith be re-instated in that roll if such 
disqualification  is, during the period such roll is in force, removed under any law authorising such 
removal.] 

17.      No    person  to  be  registered  in  more  than    one    constituency.—No  person    shall    be 

entitled to be registered in the electoral roll  for more than one constituency 3* * *. 

18.    No Person to  be  registered more  than   once   in   any constituency. —No  person  shall 

be entitled to be registered  in  the electoral roll for any constituency more than once. 

4[19. Conditions  of  registration. — Subject   to the  foregoing provisions of this Part, every 

person who — 

(a)  is not less than 5[eighteen years] of age on the qualifying date, and 

(b) is ordinarily resident in a constituency, 

shall be entitled  to be registered in the electoral roll  for  that constituency.] 

20.  Meaning    of  “ordinarily  resident”.—6[(1)  A  person  shall  not    be  deemed  to  be  ordinarily 
resident in a constituency on the ground only that he owns, or is in possession of, a dwelling house 
therein. 

(1A)  A  person  absenting  himself  temporarily  from  his  place  of  ordinary  residence  shall  not  by 

reason thereof cease to be ordinarily resident therein. 

(1B)  A  member  of  Parliament  or  of  the  Legislature  of  a  State  shall  not  during    the  term  of  his 
office cease to be ordinarily resident in  the constituency  in  the electoral roll of which he is registered  
as    an  elector    at  the  time  of  his  election  as  such  member,  by  reason  of    his  absence    from  that 
constituency in connection with his duties as  such member.] 

(2)    A  person  who  is  a  patient  in  any  establishment  maintained    wholly  or    mainly    for  the 
reception and treatment of persons suffering  from mental  illness or mental defectiveness, or who is 
detained in  prison or  other  legal custody at any place, shall not by reason thereof  be deemed to be 
ordinarily resident therein. 

7[(3)  Any person having a service qualification shall be deemed to be ordinarily  resident on any 
date in the constituency in which, but for his  having such service qualification, he would have been  
ordinarily resident on that date.] 

1. The words “and illegal” omitted by Act 58 of 1960, s.  3 and the Second Schedule.  
2. Ins.  by Act 73 of 1950, s.  4. 
3. The words “in the same State” omitted by Act 58 of 1958, s.  6. 
4. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for section  19. 
5. Subs. by Act 21 of 1989, s. 4, for “twenty-one years” (w.e.f. 28-3-1989). 
6. Subs. by Act 58 of   1958, s. 8, for sub-section  (1). 
7.  Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s.  8, for sub-section  (3)  (w.e.f. 14-12-1966). 

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(4)  Any person holding any office in India declared1 by the President in  consultation with the 

Election  Commission  to be   an   office   to   which   the   provisions  of  this  sub-section  apply,            
2*** shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident 3*** on any date in the constituency in  which, but  for  
the  holding of any such office 4***, he would  have  been ordinarily      resident     5* * *     on     that      
date. 

(5)  The statement of any such person as is referred to in sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) made 
in the prescribed form and verified in the prescribed   manner,   that   6[but  for   his   having   the   
service qualification]  or  but for his holding any such office 7***  as  is referred  to in                  sub-
section (4) he would have been ordinarily resident in  a  specified  place  8* * * on any date, shall, in 
the  absence  of evidence to the contrary, be 6[accepted as correct]. 

(6) The  9[spouse] of any such person as is referred to in sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) shall 
10[if such spouse] be ordinarily residing with such person 11*** be deemed to be ordinarily resident on 
12*** in the constituency specified by such person under sub-section (5). 

13[(7)  If  in  any  case a question arises as to  where  a  person  is ordinarily  resident  at  any  
relevant time, the  question  shall  be determined  with  reference to all the facts of the case and  to  
such  rules    as    may    be  made  in  this  behalf  by  the    Central    Government    in  consultation  with  the 
Election Commission.] 

(8) In sub-sections (3) and (5) “service qualification” means— 

(a) being a member of the armed forces of the Union;  or 

(b) being a member of a force to which the provisions of the Army Act, 1950  (46 of 1950), 

have been made applicable whether with or  without modifications;  or 

(c) being a member of an armed police force of a State, who is serving outside that State;  or 

(d) being a person who is employed under the Government of India, in a post outside India. 

14[20A.  Special provisions for citizens of India residing outside India. —(1) Notwithstanding 

anything contained in this Act, every citizen of India— 

(a) whose name in not included in the electoral roll; 

1.  The following  offices have been declared by  the  President  by Notification No.  S.O.  959, dated the 18th April, 1960: — 

1.  The President of India. 
2.  The Vice-President of India. 
3.  Governors of States. 
4.  Cabinet Ministers of the Union or of any State. 
5.  The Deputy Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission. 
6.  The Ministers of State of the Union or of any State. 
7.  Deputy Ministers of the Union or of any State. 
8.  The  Speaker  of the House of the People or  of  any  Legislative Assembly. 
9.  The Chairman of any State Legislative Council. 
10. Lieutenant Governors of Union territories. 
11. The  Deputy Speaker of the House of the People or of  any  State Legislative Assembly. 
12.   The  Deputy  Chairman of the Council of States or of  any  State Legislative Council. 
13.  Parliamentary Secretaries of the Union or of any State.  
2. Certain words omitted by  Act 47 of 1966, s. 8  (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).  
3. The words “during any period or” omitted by Act 2 of 1956, s.  14. 
4. The words “or employment” omitted by Act 47 of 1966, s.  8 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966). 
5. The  words “during that period or” omitted by Act 2 of  1956,  s. 14. 
6. Subs.   by  Act  47 of 1966, s.  8,  for  certain  words  (w.e.f. 14-12-1966). 
7. Certain words omitted by s.  8, ibid.  (w.e.f.  14-12-1966). 
8. The words “during any period or” omitted by Act 2 of 1956, s.  14. 
9. Subs. by Act 49 of 2021, s. 3, for “wife” (w.e.f. 1-8-2022). 
10. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “if she” (w.e.f. 1-8-2022). 
11. The words “during any period” omitted by s.  14, ibid. 
12. The words “during that period” omitted by s.  14, ibid.   
13. Ins. by s. 8, ibid.  (w.e.f. 14-12-1966). 
14. Ins. by Act 36 of 2010, s. 2 (w.e.f. 10-2-2011). 

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(b) who has not acquired the citizenship of any other country; and 

(c) who is absenting from his place of ordinary residence in India owing to his employment, 

education or otherwise outside India (whether temporarily or not), 

shall  be entitled to have his name registered in the electoral roll in the constituency in which his place 
of residence in India as mentioned in his passport is located. 

(2) The time within which the name of persons referred to in sub-section (1) shall be registered in 
the electoral roll and the manner and procedure for registering of a person in the electoral roll under 
sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed. 

(3) Every person registered under this section shall, if otherwise eligible to exercise his franchise, 

be allowed to vote at an election in the constituency.] 

1[21. Preparation and revision of electoral rolls. — (1) The electoral roll  for each constituency 
shall be prepared in the prescribed manner by  reference  to  the  qualifying  date and  shall  come  into  
force immediately  upon  its final publication in accordance with the  rules made under this Act. 

2[(2) The said electoral roll— 

(a)  shall,  unless otherwise directed by the Election Commission  for reasons to be recorded 

in writing, be revised in the prescribed manner by reference to the qualifying date— 

(i)  before each general election to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly 

of a State;  and 

(ii)    before  each    bye-election  to  fill  a  casual  vacancy    in    a    seat  allotted  to  the  

constituency;  and 

(b) shall be revised in any year in the prescribed manner by reference to  the  qualifying  date 

if such revision has been directed by  the Election Commission: 

Provided that if the electoral roll is not revised as aforesaid, the validity or continued operation of 

the said electoral roll shall not thereby be affected.] 

(3)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  sub-section  (2),   the Election  Commission  may  
at  any  time,  for  reasons    to    be    recorded,  direct    a  special  revision  of  the  electoral  roll  for  any  
constituency or part of a constituency in such manner as it may think fit: 

Provided    that    subject    to    the  other  provisions    of    this    Act,    the  electoral    roll    for  the 
constituency, as in force at the time of  the issue  of any such direction, shall continue to be in force 
until  the completion of the special revision so directed. 

3[22.  Correction    of  entries  in  electoral  rolls.—If    the    electoral  registration  officer  for  a 
constituency, on application made to him or on  his own motion, is satisfied after such inquiry as he 
thinks  fit, that any entry in the electoral roll of the constituency— 

(a) is erroneous or defective in any particular, 

(b)  should be transposed to another place in the roll on the  ground that the person concerned 

has changed his place of ordinary residence within the constituency, or 

(c)  should be deleted on the ground that the person concerned is dead or  has  ceased  to be 

ordinarily resident in the constituency or is otherwise not entitled  to be registered in that  roll, 

the electoral registration officer shall, subject to such general or special directions, if any, as may be 
given by the Election Commission in this behalf, amend, transpose or delete the entry  4[after proper 
verification of facts in such manner as may be prescribed]: 

1. Subs.  by Act 2 of 1956, s.  15, for sections  21 to 25. 
2. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, s. 9, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 14-12-1966). 
3. Subs.  by Act 58 of 1958, s.  9, for section  22. 
4. Ins.  by Act 36 of 2010, s.  3 (w.e.f.  10-2-2011).   

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Provided    that  before  taking  any  action  on  any  ground  under  clause  (a)  or    clause    (b)  or  any 
action  under  clause  (c)  on  the  ground  that    the  person    concerned    has    ceased    to    be    ordinarily  
resident in the constituency  or that he is otherwise not entitled to be registered in the electoral roll of 
that  constituency,  the  electoral  registration  officer  shall  give  the  person  concerned  a  reasonable 
opportunity  of  being  heard  in  respect  of  the  action  proposed  to  be  taken  in  relation  to  him  1[after 
proper verification of facts in such manner as may be prescribed]. 

2[23.  Inclusion of names in electoral rolls.— (1) Any person whose name is not included in the 
electoral roll of a constituency may apply to the electoral registration officer for the inclusion of his 
name in that roll. 

(2)  The electoral registration officer shall, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be registered 
in the electoral roll, direct his name to be included therein  3[after proper verification of facts in such 
manner as may be prescribed]: 

Provided  that if the applicant is registered in the electoral roll of any  other  constituency,  the 
electoral registration  officer shall inform the electoral registration officer of that other constituency 
and that officer shall, on receipt of the information, strike off the applicant's name from that roll 3[after 
proper verification of facts in such manner as may be prescribed]. 

(3) No amendment, transposition or deletion of any entry shall be made under  section 22 and no 
direction for the inclusion of a name in  the electoral  roll  of a constituency shall be given under this  
section, after  the  last date for making nominations for an election  in  that constituency  or  in the 
parliamentary constituency within which  that constituency is comprised and before the completion of 
that election.] 

4[(4)  The  electoral  registration  officer  may  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  the  identity  of  any 
person require that such person may furnish the Aadhaar number given by the Unique Identification 
Authority  of  India  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Aadhaar  (Targeted  Delivery  of  Financial  and  Other 
Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016): 

Provided that the electoral registration officer may also require the Aadhaar number from persons 
already included in the electoral roll for the purposes of authentication of entries in electoral roll and 
to identify registration of name of the same person in the electoral roll of more than one constituency 
or more than once in the same constituency. 

(5) Every person whose name is included in the electoral roll may intimate his Aadhaar number to 
such authority in such form and manner as may be prescribed, on or before a *date to be notified by 
the Central Government in the Official Gazette. 

(6) No application for inclusion of name in the electoral roll shall be denied and no entries in the 
electoral roll shall be deleted for inability of an individual to furnish or intimate Aadhaar number due 
to such sufficient cause as may be prescribed: 

Provided that such individual may be allowed to furnish such other alternate documents as may be 

prescribed. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, the expression "Aadhaar number" shall have the 
same  meaning  as  assigned  to  it  in  clause  (a)  of  Section  2  of  the  Aadhaar  (Targeted  Delivery  of 
Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016).] 

1. Ins.  by Act 36 of 2010, s.  3  (w.e.f.  10-2-2011).   
2. Subs.  by  Act 47 of 1966, s.  10, for  s. 23  (w.e.f. 14-12-1966). 
3. Ins.  by Act 36 of 2010, s. 4  (w.e.f.  10-2-2011). 
4. Ins. by Act 49 of 2021, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-8-2022). 
*  1st  April,  2023-Section  25  (5),  vide  notification  No.  S.O.  2803(E),  dated  17th  June  2022,  see  Gazette  of  India, 
Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii). 

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1[24.  Appeals.—An  appeal  shall  lie  within  such  time  and    in    such  manner  as  may  be 

prescribed— 

(a)  to  the  2[district  magistrate  or  additional  district  magistrate  or  executive  magistrate  or 
district  collector  or  an  officer  of  equivalent  rank],  from  any  order  of  the    electoral  registration 
officer under section 22 or section 23 3***. 

4[(b) to the chief electoral officer, from any order of the district magistrate or the additional 

district magistrate under clause (a)] 

25. Fee for applications and appeals.— Every applications under  section 22 or section 23 and 
every appeal under section 24 shall be accompanied  by  the  prescribed  fee  which shall,  in  no  case,  
be refunded.] 

5[25A.    Conditions  of  registration  as  elector  in  Sangha  constituency  in    Sikkim.—
Notwithstanding  anything contained in sections 15 and 19, for  the Sangha constituency in the State 
of Sikkim, only the  Sanghas belonging  to monasteries, recognised for the purpose of the elections 
held    in    Sikkim  in  April,  1974,  for  forming  the  Assembly  for    Sikkim,  shall  be  entitled  to  be 
registered in the electoral roll, and the said electoral  roll shall, subject to the provisions of sections 21 
to 25, be  prepared  or  revised  in such manner as may be  directed  by  the Election Commission, in 
consultation with the Government of Sikkim.] 

6[ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES] 

PART IV 

26.   [Preparation  of electoral rolls for  Assembly  constituencies.] Omitted by the Representation 

of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of 1956), s.  17. 

27.    Preparation  of  electoral  roll  for  Council  constituencies.—(1)  In  this  section,  “local 
authorities’ constituency”, “graduates' constituency” and “teachers' constituency” mean a constituency 
for  the  purpose  of  elections  to  a  Legislative  Council  under  sub-clause  (a),  sub-clause  (b)  and                      
sub-clause (c), respectively, of clause (3) of article 171. 

7[(2)  For  the purpose of elections to the Legislative Council  of  a State in any local authorities’ 

constituency— 

 (a)  the electorate shall consist of members of such local authorities exercising jurisdiction in 
any place or area within the limits of that constituency  as are specified in relation to that State in 
the Fourth Schedule; 

(b)  every  member  of  each  such  local  authority  within  a  local authorities'  constituency  

shall be entitled to be registered in  the electoral roll for that constituency; 

(c)  the  electoral registration officer for every local  authorities' constituency   shall  maintain  
in    his      office    in    the      prescribed  manner    and    form  the  electoral  roll  for  that    constituency  
corrected up-to-date; 

(d)  in order to enable the electoral registration officer to maintain the  electoral roll corrected 
up-to-date,  the  chief  executive    officer  of    every  local  authority  (by  whatever  designation  such 
officer may be known)  shall  immediately inform the electoral  registration  officer about every 
change in the membership of that local authority;  and the electoral  registration officer shall, on 
receipt of the  information, strike  off  from  the electoral roll the names of  persons  who  have 
ceased  to  be,  and  include therein the names of  persons  who  have become, members of that 
local authority;  and 

1. Ins.  by Act 40 of 1961, s.  3  (w.e.f.  20-9-1961).   
2. Subs.  by  Act 41 of 2009, s.  2, for  certain words   (w.e.f. 1-2-2010). 
3. The word “and” omitted by Act 47 of 1966, s.  11 (w.e.f.  14-12-1966). 
4. Ins.  by Act 41 of 2009, s. 2  (w.e.f.  1-2-2010).  
5. Ins.  by Act 10 of 1976, s.  2 and the Schedule.  (w.e.f.  9-9-1975). 
6. Subs.  by Act 2 of 1956, s.  16, for the heading. 
7. Subs.  by Act 2 of 1956, s. 18, for   sub-section    (2). 

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(e)    the    provisions  of  sections  15,  16,  18,  22  and  23  shall  apply    in  relation    to    local  

authorities'  constituencies  as  they  apply  in relation to assembly constituencies.] 

(3)  For  the  purpose  of  elections  to  the  Legislative  Council  of  a  State  in  the  graduates' 
constituencies  and  the  teachers'  constituencies,  the  State    Government  concerned  may,  with  the 
concurrence of the  Election Commission, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify— 

(a)    the  qualifications  which  shall  be  deemed  to  be  equivalent  to  that  of  a  graduate  of  a 

university in the territory of India, and 

(b)    the    educational    institutions    within  the    State    not    lower    in  standard  than  that  of  a 

secondary school. 

1[(4)  The  provisions  of  sections  15,  16,  18,  21,  22  and  23  shall  apply  in    relation  to  graduates'  

constituencies and teachers' constituencies as they apply in relation to assembly constituencies.] 

(5) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section,— 

2* 

*                

*                

*                

* 

3[(a)]  every  person  who 4[is] ordinarily resident in  a  graduates' constituency and has, for at 
least  three  years  5[before  the  qualifying  date],    been    either    a  graduate  of  a  University  in  the  
territory  of India     or    in    possession    of  any  of  the  qualifications  specified under clause 
(a) of sub-section (3) by the  State Government  concerned,  shall  be  entitled to be  registered  in  
the electoral roll for that constituency;  and 

6[(b)]    every    person    who  5[is]  ordinarily  resident    in    a    teachers'  constituency,    and  has, 
within the six years immediately 6[before  the qualifying  date]  for  a total period of at least three  
years,  been engaged  in teaching in any of the educational institutions  specified under  clause (b) 
of sub-section (3) by the State Government concerned shall  be  entitled  to be registered in the 
electoral roll  for  that constituency. 

7[(6) For the purposes of sub-sections (4) and (5) the qualifying date shall  be the 1st day of 

November of the year in which the preparation or revision of the electoral roll is commenced.] 

8[PART IVA 
MANNER  OF  FILLING  SEATES  IN  THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO BE FILLED BY 

REPRESENTATIVES OF 9[UNION TERRITORIES] 

27A.  Constitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted 
to Union territories. — (1)  10[For the purpose of filling any seat] or seats in the Council of States 
allotted to any  6[Union territory]  11* * * in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution there shall be an 
electoral college for 12[each such territory] 13* * *. 
14*              
15*              

*                 

*                

*                

*                

*                

*                

* 

* 

1. Subs. by Act 2 of 1956, s.  18, for sub-section (4). 
2. Clause  (a) omitted by s.  18, ibid. 
3. Clause  (b) re-lettered as clause  (a) by s.  18, ibid. 
4. Subs.  by Act 40 of 1961, s.  4, for “on the qualifying date was” (w.e.f.  20-9-1961). 
5. Subs.   by  s.   4,  ibid., for “before  that  date”  (w.e.f. 20-9-1961). 
6. Clause (c) re-lettered as clause (b) by Act 2 of 1956, s.  18.   
7. Subs.  by Act 40 of 1961, s.  4, ibid., for sub-section  (6) (w.e.f.  20-9-1961). 
8.  Ins.  by Act 73 of 1950, s.  8. 
9.  Subs.  by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956, for “Part C States”. 
10.  Subs.  by Act 29 of 1975,  s.  11, for certain words (w.e.f.  15-8-1975). 
11.  The words “or group of such States” omitted  by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order , 1956. 
12.  Subs., ibid., for “each such State”. 
13.  The  words “or group of States” omitted by Act 2  of  1956.  s.  19. 
14.  The proviso omitted by s.19, ibid. 
15.  Omitted by Act 20 of 1963, s.  57 and  the second Schedule (w.e.f.  1-7-1963). 

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1[2[(3) The electoral college for the Union territory of Delhi shall consist of the elected members 
of the Legislative Assembly constituted for that territory under the Government of National Capital 
Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (1 of 1992).] 

3[(4)  4[The  electoral  college  for  the  Union  territory  of  5***  Pondicherry]  shall  consist  of  the 
elected members of the Legislative Assembly constituted for that territory under the Government of 
Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963).]] 

*                

6*                 
7*                 
27B.      [Electoral    College  constituencies.]  Omitted  by    the    Territorial  Councils  Act,  1956                 

*                

*                

*                

*                

*                

* 

* 

(103 of 1956), s.  65. 

27C.   [Delimitation of Electoral College constituencies.] Omitted by s. 65, ibid. 

27D.  [Power to alter or amend orders.] Omitted.  by s.  65, ibid. 

27E.  [Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies.] Omitted by the Representation  of  the 

People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of  1956),  s. 21. 

27F.  [Electoral rolls for Council of States constituencies.] Omitted by s.  22, ibid. 

27G. Termination  of  membership of electoral  college  for  certain disqualifications.—If  a  
person    who    is  a  member    of    an    electoral  college    becomes    subject    to  any  disqualification  for  
membership  of Parliament  under  the provisions of any law relating to  corrupt  and illegal  practices 
and other offences in connection with elections  to Parliament,  he  shall  thereupon  cease  to be  such  
member  of  the electoral college. 

27H.  Manner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.— 8* * * 
The  seat  or  seats  in  the  Council  of  States  allotted  to  any  9[Union  territory]  10*  *  *  in  the  Fourth 
Schedule  to  the  Constitution  shall  be  filled  by  a  person  or  persons  elected  by  the  members  of  the 
electoral  college  for  11[that  territory]  12*  *  *  in  accordance  with  the  system  of  proportional 
representation by means of the single transferable vote: 

13[Provided    that  the  person  who  immediately  before  the  commencement  of  the    Constitution  
(Seventh  Amendment)  Act,  1956,  is  filling  the    seat  allotted    to    the  Part  C  States  of  Manipur  and 
Tripura shall, as  from such  commencement,  be deemed to have been duly elected to  fill  the seat 
allotted to the Union territory of Tripura.] 

27-I.  [Special provisions for the filling of the seats in the Council of  States allotted to the States 
of Ajmer and Coorg and the States of Manipur  and Tripura.] Omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  
2) Order, 1956. 

27J.  Powers of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein. —No election by 
the  members  of  an  electoral  college  14***  under  this  Act  shall  be  called  in  question  on  the  ground 
merely of the existence of any vacancy in the membership of such college 7* * *. 

1. Subs. by Act 103 of 1956, s. 65, for sub-sections (3), (4) or (5) (w.e.f. 1-1-1957). 
2. Subs.  by  Act 1 of 1992, s.  55, for sub-section  (3)  (w.e.f. 2-10-1993). 
3.  Subs. by  Act 20 of 1963, s.  57 and the second Schedule,  for  sub-section  (4). 
4.  Subs. by  Act  69  of   1986,  s.   7,  for   certain   words (w.e.f. 20-2-1987). 
5. The word “Mizoram” omitted by Act 34 of 1986, s. 7 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987). 
6.  Omitted by  Act 29 of  1975,  s.   11 (w.e.f. 15-8-1975). 
7.  Omitted by Act 32 of 1954, s.  7. 
8. Certain  words omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956. 
9. Subs., ibid., for “Part C State”. 
10. The words “or group of such States” omitted, ibid. 
11.  Subs., ibid., for “such State”.  
12. The words “or group of States” omitted by Act 2 of 1956, s.  23.  
13. Ins.  by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956.  
14. Certain words omitted by Act 49 of 1951, s.  44 and the Fifth Schedule.  

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27K.      [Electoral    colleges  for  certain  States  for    which    Legislative  Assemblies    have    been 

constituted.] Omitted by the Adaptation  of  Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956.] 

PART V 

GENERAL 

28.      Power    to    make    rules.—(1)  The      Central    Government    may,      after  consulting    the  
Election  Commission,  by  notification  in  the    Official  Gazette,  make  rules  for  carrying  out  the 
purposes of this Act. 

(2) In  particular  and  without  prejudice to the  generality  of  the foregoing  power,  such  rules  

may  provide for all  or  any  of  the following matters, namely:— 

1[(a) the determination of ordinary residence under sub-section (7) of section 20; 

(aa)   the  particulars  to  be   entered  in  the  electoral  rolls;] 

(b) the preliminary publication of electoral rolls 2* * *; 

(c)  the  manner  in  which  and the  time  within  which  claims  and objections as to entries in 

electoral rolls may be preferred; 

3*                                 *                                  *                                        *                             * 

 (e)  the  manner  in which notices of claims or  objections  shall  be published; 

(f)  the place, date and time at which claims or objections shall  be heard  and the manner in 

which claims or objections shall be heard and disposed of; 

(g) the final publication of electoral rolls; 

4[(h)  the revision and correction of electoral roll and inclusion of names therein;] 

5[(hh) the procedure for proper verification of facts for amending, transposing or deleting any 

entry in the electoral rolls, under section 22; 

(hhh) the procedure for proper verification of facts for inclusion of or striking off, names in 

the electoral rolls, under sub-section (2) of section 23;] 

6[(hhha)  the  authority  and  the  form  and  manner  of  intimation  of  Aadhaar  number  under            

sub-section (5) of section 23; 

(hhhb)  the  sufficient  cause  and  furnishing  of  alternate  documents  to  be  provided  by  the 

individual under sub-section (6) of section 23;] 

(i) any other matter required to be prescribed by this Act. 

7[(3)  Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act  shall be  laid,  as  soon as may 
be after it is made, before each  House  of Parliament,  while it is in session, for a total period of thirty 
days which  may  be comprised in one session or in two or  more  successive sessions,  and  if,  before  
the expiry  of  the  session  immediately following  the  session  or the successive  sessions  aforesaid,  
both Houses  agree  in making any modification in the rule or  both  Houses agree that the rule should 
not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect  only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the 
case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment  shall  be without  prejudice  to be 
validity of anything previously  done  under that rule.] 

1.  Subs.   by  Act  47  of  1966,  s.   12,  for  clause (a)  (w.e.f. 14-12-1966). 
2. Certain words omitted by Act 73 of 1950, s.  9. 
3. Omitted by Act 20 of 1960, s.  3. 
4. Subs.  by Act 2 of 1956, s.  24, for clause  (h). 
5. Ins. by Act 36 of 2010, s. 5 (w.e.f. 10-2-2011).  
6. Ins. by Act 49 of 2021, s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-8-2022). 
7. Subs.   by  Act  88 of 1976, s.  6, for  sub-section  (3).  

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1[29.   Staff of local authorities to be made available.—Every  local authority  in a State shall, 
when  so  requested  by  the  chief    electoral  officer    of    the  State,  make  available  to  any    electoral  
registration officer  such  staff  as may be necessary for the performance  of  any duties  in  connection 
with the preparation and revision of  electoral rolls.] 

30.   Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.—No civil court shall have jurisdiction— 

(a) to entertain or adjudicate upon any question whether any person is or  is  not  entitled  to 

be registered in an  electoral  roll  for  a constituency;  or 

(b)  to  question  the legality of any action taken by  or  under  the authority  of  an electoral 
registration officer, or of  any  decision given  by  any authority appointed under this Act for the 
revision  of any such roll. 

2[3[31.  Making false declarations.—If any person makes in connection with— 

(a) the preparation, revision or correction of an electoral roll, or 

(b)  the  inclusion or exclusion of any entry in or from an  electoral roll, 

a  statement  or  declaration in writing which is false and  which  he either  knows or believes to be 
false or does not believe to be  true, he  shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may  
extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.] 

32.  Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of  electoral rolls.—(1) If 
any electoral registration officer,  assistant electoral  registration  officer or other person required by 
or  under this  Act  to  perform any official  duty  in  connection  with  the preparation,  revision  or  
correction    of  an  electoral   roll    or    the  inclusion    or  exclusion  of  any  entry  in or  from  that  roll, is  
without reasonable  cause,  guilty  of any act or omission in breach  of  such official  duty, he shall be 
punishable 4[with imprisonment for a  term which  shall not be less than three months but which may 
extend to two years and with fine]. 

(2)  No  suit  or other legal proceeding shall lie  against  any  such officer  or  other  person for 

damages in respect of any such  act  or omission as aforesaid. 

(3)  No  court shall take cognizance of any offence  punishable  under sub-section (1) unless there 
is  a  complaint  made  by  order  of,  or  under  authority  from,  the  Election  Commission  or  the  Chief 
Electoral Officer of the State concerned.] 

1.   Subs.  by Act 2 of 1956, s.  25, for section 29.  
2.  Ins.  by Act 58 of 1958, s.  11.   
3.  Subs.  by Act 20 of 1960, s.  4, for  section  31. 
4.  Subs. by Act 21 of 1996, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-8-1996).  

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1[THE FIRST SCHEDULE 
(See  section  3) 
Allocation of  Seats in the  House of the People 

Number of seats in the House as constituted in 
2004  on  the  basis  of  the  Delimitation  of 
Parliamentary  and  Assembly  Constituencies 
Order, 1976 as amended from time to time 
Total 

Reserved for 
the Scheduled 
Castes 

Reserved for 
the Scheduled 
Tribes 

Number  of  seats 
the  House  as  subsequently 
constituted  as  per  the  Delimitation  of  Parliamentary 
and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 

in 

Total 

Reserved for the 
Scheduled 
Castes 

Reserved for the 
Scheduled 
Tribes 

Name of the State/Union 
territory 

1 

I. STATES 
2[1. Andhra Pradesh 
2. Arunachal Pradesh 
3. Assam 
4. Bihar 
5.Chhattisgarh 
6. Goa 
7. Gujarat 
8. Haryana 
9. Himachal Pradesh 
10. Jammu and Kashmir 
11. Jharkhand 
12. Karnataka 
13. Kerala 
14. Madhya Pradesh 
15. Maharashtra 
16. Manipur 
17. Meghalaya 
18. Mizoram 
19. Nagaland 
20. 3[Odisha] 
21. Punjab 
22. Rajasthan 
23. Sikkim 
24. Tamilnadu 
4[25. Telangana 
26. Tripura 
27. Uttarakhand 
28. Uttar Pradesh 
29. West Bengal 

II. UNION 
TERRITORIES 
1. Andaman and Nicobar      

Islands 
2. Chandigarh 
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 
4. Delhi 
5.Daman and Diu 
6. Lakshadweep 
7. Puducherry 

2 

42 
2 
14 
40 
11 
2 
26 
10 
4 
6 
14 
28 
20 
29 
48 
2 
2 
1 
1 
21 
13 
25 
1 
39 
- 
2 
5 
80 
42 

1 

1 
1 
7 
1 
1 
1 

3 

6 
- 
1 
7 
2 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
1 
4 
2 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
4 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
18 
8 

- 

- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 

4 

2 
- 
2 
- 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
5 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 

- 

- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 

5 

25 
2 
14 
40 
11 
- 
26 
10 
4 
6 
14 
28 
20 
29 
48 
2 
2 
1 
1 
21 
13 
25 
1 
39 
17 
2 
5 
80 
42 

1 

1 
25 
7 
- 
1 
1 

543 

79 

41 

543 

1.  Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 8, for the First and the Second Schedules. 
2.  Subs. by Act 6 of 2014, s. 14 and the Second Schedule, for “1. Andhra Pradesh  42  6  2  42  7  3” (w.e.f. 1-3-2014 ). 
3. Subs. by Act 15 of 2011, s. 6, for “Orissa”. 
4. Ins. by Act 6 of 2014, s. 14 and the Second Schedule  (w.e.f. 1-3-2014 ). 
5. Amended by Act 44 of 2019, s. 6 (w.e.f. 26-1-2020). 

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6 

4 
- 
1 
6 
1 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
1 
5 
2 
4 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
4 
- 
7 
3 
- 
1 
17 
10 

- 

- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 

84 

7 

1] 
- 
2 
- 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
6 
4 
1 
2 
1 
- 
5 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2] 
1 
- 
- 
2 

- 

- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE 
(See sections 7 and 7A) 
Total number of Seats in the Legislative Assemblies 

Number of seats in the House as constituted on 
the basis of the Delimitation of Parliamentary 
and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 as 
amended from time to time 
Total 

Reserved for 
the Scheduled 
Castes 

Reserved for 
the Scheduled 
Tribes 

Number of seats in the House as subsequently 
constituted as per the Delimitation of Parliamentary 
and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 

Total 

Reserved for the 
Scheduled 
Castes 

Reserved for the 
Scheduled 
Tribes 

2 

294 
60 
126 
243 
90 
40 
182 
90 
68 
76 
81 
224 
140 
230 
288 
60 
60 
40 
60 
147 
117 
200 
32 
234 
- 
60 
70 
403 
294 

70 
30 

3 

39 
- 
8 
39 
10 
1 
13 
17 
16 
6 
9 
33 
13 
34 
18 
1 
- 
- 
- 
22 
29 
33 
2 
42 
- 
7 
12 
89 
59 

13 
5 

4 

15 
59 
16 
- 
34 
- 
26 
- 
3 
- 
28 
2 
1 
41 
22 
19 
55 
39 
59 
34 
- 
24 
12*** 
3 
- 
20 
3 
- 
17 

- 
- 

5 

175 
60 
126 
243 
90 
40 
182 
90 
68 
- 
81 
224 
140 
230 
288 
60 
60 
40 
60 
147 
117 
200 
32 
234 
119 
60 
70 
403 
294 

70 
30 

6 

29 
- 
8 
38 
10 
1 
13 
17 
17 
- 
9 
36 
14 
35 
29 
1 
- 
- 
- 
24 
34 
34 
2 
44 
19 
10 
13 
85 
68 

12 
5 

7 

7] 
59 
16 
2 
29 
- 
27 
- 
3 
- 
28 
15 
2 
47 
25 
19 
55 
4[39] 
59 
33 
- 
25 
12*** 
2 
12] 
20 
2 
- 
16 

- 
- 

Name of the State/Union 
territory 

1 

I. STATES 

1[1. Andhra Pradesh 
2. Arunachal Pradesh 
3. Assam 
4. Bihar 
5.Chhattisgarh 
6. Goa 
7. Gujarat 
8. Haryana 
9. Himachal Pradesh 
10. Jammu and Kashmir* 
11. Jharkhand 
12. Karnataka 
13. Kerala 
14. Madhya Pradesh 
15. Maharashtra 
16. Manipur 
17. Meghalaya 
18. Mizoram 
19. Nagaland 
20. Odisha** 
21. Punjab 
22. Rajasthan 
23. Sikkim 
24. Tamilnadu 
2 [25. Telangana 
3[26.] Tripura 
3[27.] Uttarakhand 
3[28.]Uttar Pradesh 
3[29. ]West Bengal 

II. UNION 
TERRITORIES 
1. Delhi 
2. Puducherry 

*Under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of that State excluding the 
24 seats earmarked for Pakistan occupied territory is 87 out of which 7 seats have been reserved for the Scheduled Castes in 
pursuance of the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957.  
** Formerly Orissa. 
*** Reserved 1 seat for Sanghas and 12 seats for the Sikkimese of Bhutia Lepcha origin.  

1. Subs. by Act 6 of 2014, s. 17, for entry 1 (w.e.f.   1-3-21-014). 
2. Ins. by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f.  1-3-2014).        
3. Entries 25 to 28 renumbered as entries 26 to 29 by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f.1-3-2014 ). 
4. Subs. by Act 41 of 2009, s. 3, for “38” (w.e.f. 1-2-2010) 

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1[THE THIRD SCHEDULE 
(See section 10) 

Allocation of Seats in the Legislative Councils 

Name of State 

Total number of 
seats 

Number to be elected or nominated under article 171(3) 

Sub-clause 
(a) 

Sub-clause 
(b) 

Sub-clause 
(c) 

Sub-clause 
(d) 

Sub-clause 
(e) 

1 

2[1. Andhra Pradesh 
3[2. Bihar 
4* 
5[3.] Madhya Pradesh 
6* 
7[5. Maharashtra 
8[6. 9[Karnataka] 
10* 
11[7. Tamil Nadu 
12[7A. Telangana 
13[8. Uttar Ptradesh 
14* 

2 

58 
75 
* 
90 
* 
78 
75 
* 
78 
40 
15[100] 
* 

3 

20 
24 
* 
31 
* 
22 
25 
* 
26 
14 
36 
* 

4 

5 
6 
* 
8 
* 
7 
7 
* 
7 
3 
8 
* 

5 

5 
6 
* 
8 
* 
7 
7 
* 
7 
3 
8 
* 

6 

20 
27 
* 
31 
* 
30 
25 
* 
26 
14 
16[38] 
* 

7 

8] 
12] 
* 
12 
* 
12] 
11] 
* 
12] 
6] 
10] 
* 

1.   Subs. by Act 37 of 1957, s. 12, for the Third Schedule.   
2.  Subs. by Act 12 of 2015, s. 3, for the existing entry 1 (w.e.f. 29-4-2015). 
3.   Subs. by Act 30 of 2000, s.17, for entry 2 (w.e.f. 15-11-2000).  
4.  Entry relating to Bombay omitted by Act 11 of 1960,  s. 21 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960). 
5.  Entry 4 renumbered as entry 3 by s. 21, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-5-1960). 
6.  Omitted by Act 40 of 1986,  s.   5 (w.e.f.  1-11-1986). 
7.  Ins. by Act 11 of 1960, s. 21 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960). 
8.  Subs.  by Act 31 of 1987, s. 2, for entry 6. 
9.  Subs.  by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name)  (Adaptation  of Laws  on  Union  Subjects) Order, 1974, s.  3 and 

Schedule, for  “Mysore” (w.e.f.  1-11- 1973). 
10.  Omitted by Act 46 of 1969, s.  5 (w.e.f. 7-1-1970). 
11.  Ins. by Act 16 of 2010, s. 4 (date yet to be notified). 
12.  Ins. by Act 6 of 2014, s. 17 (w.e.f. 1-3-2014). 
13. Subs. by Act 29 of  2000, s.18, for entry 8 (w.e.f. 9-11-2000).  
14. Omitted by Act 20 of 1969, s.  5 (w.e.f.  1-8-1969). 
15. Subs. by Act 7 of 2004, s. 2, for “99”.   
16. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “37” 

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THE FOURTH SCHEDULE 
[See section 27(2)] 

Local authorities for purposes of elections to Legislative Councils 

1*                 

*                 

*                 

*             

* 

2[ANDHRA PRADESH 

1.  Municipal Corporations. 
2.  Municipalities. 
3.  Nagar Panchayats. 
4.  Cantonment Boards. 
5.  Zila Praja Parishads. 
6. 

 Mandal Praja Parishads.] 

1.     Nagar Parishads. 
2.     Cantonment Boards. 
3.     Nagar Panchayats. 
4.     Zila Parishads. 
5.    Panchayat Samitis. 
6.    Nagar Nigams (Corporations). 
7.    Gram Panchayats.] 
4*                 

*                 

6[1.  Municipalities. 
2.    Janapada  Sabhas. 
3.    Mandal Panchayats. 
4.    Cantonment Boards. 
5.    Notified Area Committees. 
6.    Town Area Committees.]] 
7*                 

*                 

9[1.  Municipalities. 
 2.  Contonment Boards. 
10*                 
4.  Zilla Parishad.]] 

*                 

3[BIHAR 

*                 

*                

* 

5[MADHYA PRADESH 

*               

*                 

* 

8[MAHARASHTRA 

*                 

*                 

* 

1. The  heading “Andhra Pradesh” and the entries  relating  thereto omitted   by   Act   34   of   1985,   s.    5   (w.e.f.    1-6-1985).  
2.  Ins. by Act 1 of 2006,  s.  4. 
3. Subs.  by Act 6 of 2003, s.  2., “for “BIHAR” (w.e.f. 6-1-2003). 
4. The  heading  “Bombay”  (that is, Maharashtra)  and  the  entries relating thereto omitted by Act 40 of 1961, s.  6 (w.e.f.  20-9-1961). 
5. Ins.  by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956. 
6.  Subs.  by Act 37 of 1957, s. 12, for the existing entries. 
7. The heading “Tamil Nadu” and the entries relating thereto omitted by  the  Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1986, s.   5 

(w.e.f.  1-11-1986).  

8.  Ins.  by Act 40 of 1961, s.  6 (w.e.f.  20-9-1961). 
9.  Subs.  by Act 2 of 1963, s.  2, for the existing entries. 
10. Omitted by Act 21 of 1989, s.  5. 

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1[KARNATAKA] 

2[1.  City Municipal Corporations. 
2.    City Municipal Councils. 
3.    Town Municipal Councils. 
4.    Town Panchayats. 
5.    Zilla Panchayats. 
6.    Taluk Panchayats. 
7.     Grama Panchayats. 
8.     Cantonment Boards.]] 

3*                 

*                 

*                 

*                 

* 

4[TAMIL NADU 

1. Municipalities as referred to in article 243Q of the Constitution. 
2. Panchayat Union Councils. 
3. Cantonment Board. 
4.  District  Panchayats  referred  to  in  the  Tamil  Nadu  Panchayat  Act,  1994  (Tamil  Nadu  Act  21  of 
1994)] 

5[TELANGANA 

1.  Municipal Corporations. 
2.  Municipalities. 
3.  Nagar Panchayats. 
4.  Cantonment Boards. 
5.  Zila Praja Parishads. 
6.  Mandal Praja Parishads. ]   

UTTAR PRADESH 

6[1.   Municipal Corporations. 
2.     Municipal Councils. 
3.     Zila Panchayats. 
4.     Nagar Panchayats. 
5.     Kshettra Panchayats. 
6.     Cantonment Boards.] 
7*              
8*              

*             

*                 

*                 

*               

* 

*                 

*              

* 

[THE  FIFTH  SCHEDULE.] Omitted  by the Government of  Union    Territories   Act,  1963  (20 of 
1963), s.  57 and the Second Schedule. 

[THE   SIXTH  SCHEDULE.]  Omitted by the  Representation   of   the   People  (Amendment)  Act,  
1956 (2 of 1956), s.  27. 

[THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE.] Omitted by s.  27, ibid. 

1. Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name)  (Adaptation  of Laws  on  Union  Subjects) Order, 1974, s.  3 and 

Schedule, for “Mysore” (w.e.f.  1-11- 1973).  

2. Subs. by Act 29 of 1996, s.  2, for “the entries 1 to 5”. 
3. Omitted by Act 46 of 1969, s.  5 (w.e.f. 7-1-1970). 
4. Ins. by Act 16 of 2010, s. 4 (date yet to be notified). 
5. Ins. by Act 6 of 2014, s. 23 (w.e.f.   1-3-2014).  
6. Subs. by Act 29 of 1996, s.2, for the entries 1 to 6. 
7. Omitted by Act 20 of 1969, s. 5 (w.e.f.  1-8-1969).   
8. Omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.  2) Order, 1956. 

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